Gamecock fans will soon be able to place their cremated remains in a columbarium (a.k.a. a room or building with niches for funeral urns to be stored) in a memorial garden near Williams-Brice Stadium. The exact location is still being disputed.
The garden site was planned for a space in the middle of Gamecock Park, but university representatives protested this location. No one wants to tailgate next to a cemetery.
Site developer Whit Suber + UofSC had settled on a new, tentative location – 1,900 sqft. of land on a side street bordering Gamecock Park off of Bluff Rd. But the university is still aiming to move the garden further away from gameday festivities.
The columbarium will consist of three black marble 8-ft. tall monuments that can hold up to 2,400 funeral urns in the shape of the letters U-S-C. Each space would cost ~$5-10K.
The official decision on the new location will not be finalized until next year at the earliest, but Suber hopes to open the columbarium before the kickoff of the 2018-2019 football season.
